California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2659 — Vehicles: driver's licenses.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 406, Statutes of 2012.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law prohibits a person from renting a motor vehicle to another unless the person to whom the vehicle is rented is a validly licensed driver, as specified, and the person renting to that driver has inspected the person's driver's license and compared the signature on the license with the signature of the driver written in his or her presence. This bill would delete the requirement that the signature of the driver be written in his or her presence and would allow the person renting the vehicle to instead compare the photograph on the driver's license of the person with the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented. The bill would also exempt a "rental company," as defined, from these requirements if the rental is subject to the terms of a membership agreement that allows the renter to gain physical access to a car without a key through use of a code, key card, or by other means that allow the car to be accessed at a remote location or at a business location of the rental company outside of that location's regular hours of operation. (2) Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to not issue a commercial driver's license to any person to operate a commercial motor vehicle until the person has passed a written and driving test for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that complies with the minimum federal standards established by the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and specified federal regulations, and has satisfied all other requirements of that act as well as any other requirements imposed by the Vehicle Code. This bill would authorize the department to waive the driving skills test required by federal regulations for a commercial motor vehicle driver with military commercial motor vehicle experience who is currently licensed with the United States Armed Forces at the time of his or her application for a commercial driver's license, and whose driving record in combination with his or her driving experience meets, at a minimum, specified conditions required by federal law. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15250 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 2188, to become operative only if AB 2188 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 406, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6663.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6605.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4928.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  14. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  15. Ordered to the Senate.

  16. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 20).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  18. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4436.).

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  25. Withdrawn from committee.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  27. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  28. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  29. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 6. Page 4772.)

  30. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  31. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 2).

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  33. Referred to Com. on INS.

  34. Read first time.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  36. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2659 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 77000
Democratic 1000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Halderman — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Carter — Yea
Knight — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Eng — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2659 Blumenfield By DeSaulnier

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Logue — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2659 Blumenfield By Lieu

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Yee — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2659 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 68 Yea · 6 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66506
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 68606
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2659 do?
(1) Existing law prohibits a person from renting a motor vehicle to another unless the person to whom the vehicle is rented is a validly licensed driver, as specified, and the person renting to that driver has inspected the person's driver's license and compared the signature on the license with the signature of the driver written in his or her presence. This bill would delete the requirement that the signature of the driver be written in his or her presence and would allow the person renting the vehicle to instead compare the photograph on the driver's license of the person with the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented. The bill would also exempt a "rental company," as defined, from these requirements if the rental is subject to the terms of a membership agreement that allows the renter to gain physical access to a car without a key through use of a code, key card, or by other means that allow the car to be accessed at a remote location or at a business location of the rental company outside of that location's regular hours of operation. (2) Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to not issue a commercial driver's license to any person to operate a commercial motor vehicle until the person has passed a written and driving test for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that complies with the minimum federal standards established by the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and specified federal regulations, and has satisfied all other requirements of that act as well as any other requirements imposed by the Vehicle Code. This bill would authorize the department to waive the driving skills test required by federal regulations for a commercial motor vehicle driver with military commercial motor vehicle experience who is currently licensed with the United States Armed Forces at the time of his or her application for a commercial driver's license, and whose driving record in combination with his or her driving experience meets, at a minimum, specified conditions required by federal law. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15250 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 2188, to become operative only if AB 2188 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors AB 2659?
AB 2659 is sponsored by Blumenfield.
What is the current status of AB 2659?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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